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el 20-Mar-2009 |  Following last week's tragic shooting rampage in Germany that left fifteen dead, German retailer Galeria Kaufhof is pulling violent films and games from their store shelves.
Starting next month, Galeria Kaufhof will no longer stock games and movies carrying an 18-plus rating. This follows the shooting spree of 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer last week, whose Counter-Strike habit has politicians pointing the finger at violent video games. The retailer's knee-jerk decision has German game developers shaking their heads.
"I think (Kaufhof's decision) is a complete overreaction ... it borders on impulsive hysteria," said Stephan Reichart, managing director at German video game developers association G.A.M.E. "It would be sufficient if retailers made sure their cashiers don't sell this material to young people." Reichart makes a good point. The only thing banning violent content from the shelves of Galeria Kaufhof will accomplish is forcing customers to shop somewhere for mature content. To an extent I can understand the reactions from the less-game savvy German people. A terribly tragedy like this needs explaining, and violent video games are an easy way to explain away the behavior of this disturbed young man. I just fear that by grabbing at the easiest answer, people aren't getting to the real root of the problem, and incidents like this will continue to occur. German retailer pulls violent DVDs, games [Reuters]
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| Violent games don?t compel gamers to commit violent acts, researchers say | | A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology by three Florida State University psychologists suggests that playing video games won’t make people smarter. The study also argues that violent games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 don’t damage gamers’ brains or compel them to commit violent acts, the Associated Press said Friday. The research is on a par with studies pe [..] Read complete article | | Published 23-Dec-2011 by Todd Haselton in GamingModern Warfare 3MW3researchstudy
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| Violent games don?t compel gamers to commit violent acts, researchers say | | A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology by three Florida State University psychologists suggests that playing video games won’t make people smarter. The study also argues that violent games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 don’t damage gamers’ brains or compel them to commit violent acts, the Associated Press said Friday. The research is on a par with studies pe [..] Read complete article | | Published 23-Dec-2011 by Todd Haselton in GamingModern Warfare 3MW3researchstudy
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| Lawmaker launches assault on violent video games | | An Oklahoma lawmaker has proposed levying a new tax on violent video games. Oklahoma Democrat Will Fourkiller has suggested the tax be applied to all games that receive an ESRB rating, which is intended for adults only. In addition, Fourkiller thinks T-Rated games should also have a tax added to the cost of the games, since some include “simulated gambling.” But a tax on all T-Rated ga [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Feb-2012 by Todd Haselton in GamingLegalESAESRBGrand Theft Autotaxvideo gamesviolenceWill Fourkiller
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| Violent Gamers Immune to Pain ? of Others [Violent Video Games] |  More scholarship suggests playing violent video games makes one - get ready to have the song stuck in your head, too - "comfortably numb" to others in pain and less likely to help them. Two perfessers cooked up a study in which 320 college students were given violent and nonviol [..] Read complete article | | Published 21-Feb-2009 by Owen Good in violent video games Psychology Research Study
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